Wednesday, 5 October 2011

My sad little Pumpkin

This is all that's come up, in Luca's and my Pumpkin vegetable patch.

I have to say, this year, with all that's been going on, our vegetables have not come up trumps.

We have a bowlful of tiny insignificant carrots, the odd squishy tomato, pathetic garlic and little puney onions (which were such a success a couple of years back)... and this sad, tiny, pumpkin, which frankly just won't do for the imminent

Halloween

Next year I will have to dedicate a little more time (and better soil Alex) to our veggie patch!

It's a promise...

First you sow the seeds...

Nature grows the seeds...

Then we... Eat the seeds?

On a more successful note... I made the BEEEEESSST

Pizza Dough

EVER yesterday!!!

The secret is, letting the yeast froth up a wee bit in the warm, sugared water.

And kneading the dough as much as possible.

Thrice.

Once at the beginning, then once it's risen, then again, when you make them into pizza-trey portions (letting them rise again before rolling them out).

I was Blog Surfing the other day and found the pattern for this fabulous crochet bobble blanket, which inspired me to make a cushion (sligh...

If you please...

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